The Portland daily press., 1887-10-14

open and swung back. One of the detectives de
monstrated that a man could 60 in and shut him
and lock the door behind him with the aid of a
screw-driver and lamp. in four minutes and
half. Indeed, subsequently,, lamp and screw
driverwere found in the vault
Glow about the man Andrewsp" was ask
ed of Mr.. Crosby.
"There was an old fellow around here by
the name of Andrews, who had been here
some months near the time of Barron's
death, canvassing for a cole ction associa-
tion This Andrews was suspected by some
people from the circumstance that he was in
Mr.. Sprague's Office on the day of the alleged
robbery, opposite the bank, in a position
where he could see the bank windows. Sew
eIal citizens interviewed him the next day.
and it was ascertained that he was in
Sprague's office because he was arrested for
debt and was detained there. Andrews re-
mained here quite while afterwards, and
later on | saw him in Bangor and shook
eDuring the day, Mr.. Barron went into the
bank about 10 o'clock, and remained there
all day, excepting that he went out few
minutes to see Collector Merrill, of whom he
received $500. Mrs. Hooper came into the
bank and another person with her and had a
transaction. She got $500 and check. He
had to make mortgage check and do other
writings. Barron paid Mrs. Hooper $500.
$500 of which was money which he got Of
the collector of Dexter, and $500 he paid by
giving a check on the national bank. Mrs.
Hooper testified that a man came in and
wanted $50 check cashed, and Mr. Barron
could not cash it." Mr.. Crosby was certain
that Mr.. Barron had no money in his pos
session ON the day of the crime, and cited
the following from the report of the auditors
to demonstrate this:
From this transaction, and also from other tes-
t1monv as to the transactions and conversations
In the bank on said Feb, 22d. we are satisfied
that Mr.. Barron had substantially no money on
hand in the bank at that time, not even to the
amount of fifty dollars The whole amount of his
available means was the deposit in the national
the $500 checks of Feb 22d.
The auditors were also satisfied that Bar
ron had no bond in his possession. Mr..
Crosby gave further facts to show that Bar
ron had no money A Mr.. Cromwell was in
the bank that day in order to draw some
money on his deposit and was unable to OBJ
tain any. Moses Carr of Sangerville, was
also in the bank that day for the purpose of
drawing the interest on the dividends due
him on his deposits and did not get it,
Il myself said Mr.. Crosby, "saw Mr.. Carr
just as he was coming out of the bank. 1t
was in testimony that there were others
there who were not identified. Henry G.
Parsons, an insurance agent, had kept his
QOSh III bilC odNluSo Uduk lUT Il lUuS Willie.
He was in the bank with Mr.. Barron both
forenoon and afternoon and left Mr.. Barron
in the bank about 430 p. IN.
IF Billy Scott, as alleged in the account,
had gone into the building in the morning at
$50 with a skeleton key he might have had
access to the books and also to the Masonic
Hall above. Andrews, who it was said had
an Office opposite the bank, never occupied
an office there, and therefore no watch
could have been kept there. Andrews never
NE0 q nE fn1 Euse. l..&
collection association, he pretended. 1t
mighthave been possible that two strangers
could have entered the bank unobserved
that day, as alleged, but not probable as the
post office was near at hand and many peo-
pie were about.
"The bank proper was divided by wire
gauZe railing and counter making, practical
ly. two rooms. Stain gives one to under
stand that the conflict occurred in the bank
proper. when. as he says, his father put his
hand to the knob .'of the inner door," op-
ened the door, and suddenly stood face to
face with Treasurer Barron, who, at the
same moment had his hand on the knob on
the other side on his way back from the
coal closet carrying hod of coal
In one hand and fire. shovel.
The evidence was that in the coal room, in
the rear of the bank, hod of coal seemed to
be carefully tipped over in the middle of the
moor with the least possible scattering of the
coal, as though it had been very gently done.
being any coal scattered in the bank room
proper. The small key to the handouts was
found in the coal room. There were some
small evidences of bruises on the side of the
cashiers head near the eye and temples,
which were explained by the position in
which he lay, and the attempt of the national
bank officers to enter the vault which was
common to both hanks. the door striking his
head with much violence. There was no
evidence whatever of a Slung shot bruise.
A moose was found l0Oped around BaTrOn'S
person. and the remainder of the cord from
which it was cut was found in the coal room.
The gag found was the wooden handle of a
water pail, different from the bung of pro-
fessional gang. The cashier did have hand
cuffs, but it was demonstrated by the detec-
tive that he could have put them ON himself
with his hands behind him. 1t appeared con-
clusvely on the evidence that several months
before the tragedy he had a pair of hand
cuffs in his office.
"Father took Barron's keys from his pock-
ct and thrust them into his own pocket"
says Stain, but the testimony showed that
Barron's keys were found together in a
bunch thrown amongst some rubbish in
corner of the coal room. There was no
loose money in the draw of the front room
of tho bank, so it was impossible to remove
two hundred dollars as alleged by Stain.
"Wagonp' said Mr.. Crosby; "this is alb
surd, as it was the 22d day of February and
there was snow on the ground. and as for
the Daily Telegram, there is no such paper
published in this State, and none could
have arrived at Skowhegan at the time stated
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